Early Sunday races

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  • Herbsman
    Herbsman Posts: 2,029
    In reply to the last two posts: thanks, that's added some welcome perspective.

    In all honesty I hate catching trains to races, but still. It's saved me from wasting 20 miles worth of energy a few times.
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  • Rodrego Hernandez
    Rodrego Hernandez Posts: 1,436
    Herbsman wrote:
    In reply to the last two posts: thanks, that's added some welcome perspective.

    In all honesty I hate catching trains to races, but still. It's saved me from wasting 20 miles worth of energy a few times.


    Maybe ride there? 20 miles is a warm-up
  • Herbsman
    Herbsman Posts: 2,029
    Rodrego Hernandez wrote:
    Herbsman wrote:
    In reply to the last two posts: thanks, that's added some welcome perspective.

    In all honesty I hate catching trains to races, but still. It's saved me from wasting 20 miles worth of energy a few times.


    Maybe ride there? 20 miles is a warm-up
    I usually do ride to my 'local' closed circuit races mate. They're at a track 20 miles away. And it's not a problem. But thanks for the helpful suggestion anyway - I'm sure it'll come in useful in future.
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  • Rodrego Hernandez
    Rodrego Hernandez Posts: 1,436
    So basically you are in the same position as many people who race. You go to the ones you can make it to and don't go to the ones you can't.

    I fancy riding the Bay Series crits next week but it's a pre-requisite to be able to fly there and get accommodation / travel whilst there. This is elitist and is really putting me off the sport.
  • Herbsman
    Herbsman Posts: 2,029
    STFU
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  • Rodrego Hernandez
    Rodrego Hernandez Posts: 1,436
    Herbsman wrote:
    STFU


    Life's tough. Not everyone can get everything they want on a plate. Don't whine about it, just get on and do the races you can make it to.
  • Herbsman
    Herbsman Posts: 2,029
    Rodrego Hernandez wrote:
    Herbsman wrote:
    STFU


    Life's tough. Not everyone can get everything they want on a plate. Don't whine about it, just get on and do the races you can make it to.
    I think we already established that. However, I didn't start this thread to whine about it. If you think that then you've missed the point, really.
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  • KnightOfTheLongTights
    KnightOfTheLongTights Posts: 1,415
    Maybe there should be a Car Share sticky post or a sub-forum of Amateur Race?
  • KnightOfTheLongTights
    KnightOfTheLongTights Posts: 1,415
    By the way - I have some sympathy with Herbsman here - he's not whining.
    I think driving sucks and the less I can do it the better. Getting in a car spoils the day for me - unlike it seems 90% of the rest of the population.
    However, I don't see any way round the early Sunday thing: it's the time when fewest people work and fewest people are on the roads.
    I'm not involved in bike racing (yet) but in running I always hated Sunday a.m. races because it meant having no weekend as such - I would always enter Sat a.m. races if only cos it meant I could at least relax and go out for a couple of pints on Saturday evening, and have a nice stress-free Sunday.

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